Chapter 98

How could Ji Chengwu let Shen Lang escape?

He didn't hesitate for a moment and jumped off the cliff as well. While still in mid-air, he launched two powerful punches at Shen Lang below!

The cultivation of the Spirit Martial Mirror was far superior to that of the Qi Martial Realm.

At the Spirit Martial Realm, one could release spiritual energy to form dragons, tigers, and fierce beasts, even wings of various shapes, allowing one to step on water and glide through the air, crossing vast distances.

Such a cliff was no threat to him at all.

What alarmed him even more was that the young man in front, who clearly only had the cultivation of the Qi Martial Realm, also didn't take the cliff seriously.

He even treated the cliff as if it were the ground, running down it at an angle, his speed increasing.

Shen Lang knew the gap in cultivation between them was significant, and he wouldn't gain any advantage by engaging in a direct confrontation. Therefore, he didn't counterattack but instead dodged continuously with a peculiar body technique, managing to evade every attack, which infuriated Ji Chengwu to the point of almost spitting blood.

"Damn it, is this kid even human?"

To dodge all his attacks, which were from a Sixth Heaven expert of the Spirit Martial Realm, at such close range, was simply unimaginable!

If his cultivation were just a bit stronger, narrowing the gap in power, he could directly engage in a head-on battle with him!

"Is this guy really from the Profound Dao Sect? If not, how could his cultivation be so astonishing? If he is, then this is a big problem... The Profound Dao Sect is the top sect below the Spirit Copper level, and I can't afford to offend them!"

"But I must get the Nine Immortal Lingzhi! I'll just go into hiding for ten to twenty years after killing him!"

At this thought, Ji Chengwu's eyes turned bloodshot, like a wild beast that had gone berserk in the forest.

He formed a seal with his left hand, and a blood-red gourd appeared. Countless bat-like flames erupted from the gourd, enveloping Shen Lang. The cliff was instantly engulfed in a fiery disaster.

"Brat, you can dodge my attacks with your body technique, but how will you dodge this large-scale spell attack!"

Ji Chengwu sneered, whipping his long whip. Each strike sent a powerful gust of wind, like a scythe of death, moving at incredible speed and from unpredictable angles.

However, Shen Lang, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, blocked each attack with his long saber.

The power of the mystic weapon narrowed the gap between him and Ji Chengwu.

Suddenly, three water dragons emerged around Shen Lang, circling him and blocking the raging flames.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

The sound of steam rose as the water dragons rapidly shrank but ultimately blocked all the flames.

"Water Dragon Roar? You're from the Water Family!"

Ji Chengwu almost bit his tongue. The Water Family was also a Profound Iron-level force. This kid knew the Water Family's techniques and the Profound Dao Sect's lightning techniques, which were not openly taught. Who was this kid?

"Guess?"

Shen Lang chuckled and put away his long saber.

He spread his hands, and at that moment, the elemental energy in the air visibly rushed toward his palms!

"Impossible! How can a Qi Martial Realm kid control elemental energy!"

Ji Chengwu felt a million horses running through his mind. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

Controlling elemental energy was impossible without the cultivation of the King Martial Mirror or higher!

And the King Martial Mirror was only possessed by the old monsters in the Profound Iron-level forces!

But how to explain what was happening right in front of him?

"Damn it, what kind of person have I provoked? I can't let him live!"

"If he escapes and gets the Nine Immortal Lingzhi, his cultivation will increase significantly in a short time. By then, even in a direct confrontation, I might not be able to handle him."

"If he develops for a few more years, I'll have to run like a rat from a cat. Damn it, I'll risk it!"

Ji Chengwu's divine consciousness condensed into a needle and struck Shen Lang.

Shen Lang grunted and stumbled. Ji Chengwu bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto his whip.

The whip let out an excited roar and transformed into a blood-red python, roaring as it pursued Shen Lang, moving several times faster than him.

"Screech!"

"Damn, this old guy is getting serious!" Feeling the approaching stench, Shen Lang quickened his steps, the first form of the Nine Transcendences of Life and Death, "Netherworld Demon Tribulation," rapidly circulating!

The elemental energy in the air rushed to his palms like a madman...

Although he couldn't fully control this move, he had no better options. The shocking techniques in the War Emperor's memory hadn't been practiced yet, and the Thunder Control Divine Technique, though practiced, had insufficient internal thunder power.

Apart from this move, he had no other way to deal with such an attack.

"Just a little worm, what's there to shout about?"

Shen Lang sneered, kicked off the cliff wall, and dived toward the turbulent water, then clasped his hands...

The giant python roared, opening its blood-red mouth, but before it could get close, Shen Lang laughed and threw the unstable, heart-stopping light ball into the python's mouth!

The python, a spirit creature formed from a Void Blood Python that Ji Chengwu had slain and refined, though its intelligence was controlled, its innate sensitivity to danger made it sense the danger of the light ball.

Feeling the overwhelming energy in the light ball, its blood-red eyes showed rare fear.

The python's tail lashed out, striking the cliff wall, and it let out a hysterical roar, retreating instead of advancing, leaping upward.

At this moment, Ji Chengwu was still overjoyed: "If he uses his body technique to dodge on the cliff face, he'll face the python's devouring. If he leaves the cliff face, he'll leave a huge opening, as he can't maneuver in the air... What's going on? Why is the Void Blood Python so afraid? That light ball..."

Ji Chengwu's right fist was enveloped in black demonic energy, ready to deliver the final blow to Shen Lang in the air, but a glance at the light ball made him feel an intense sense of unease.

"Bad, run!"

When the giant Void Blood Python roared again, Ji Chengwu finally reacted!

No matter how powerful the move, if it could control elemental energy, it was beyond his ability to resist!

The Void Blood Python, though refined, still had an innate sensitivity to danger. If it was this scared, even breaking free from his control, it was serious!

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Ji Chengwu's feet kicked off the cliff wall, and two transparent wings appeared behind him, like a giant bird, flying upward, mimicking the Void Blood Python!

Although the ability to form wings with spiritual energy required cultivation above the Profound Martial Realm, a Spirit Martial Realm expert could do it for a short time.

At this critical moment, he had to use all his strength!

However, before he could escape, Shen Lang, who was falling, released an endless burst of light...

"Boom!"

The explosion, like a volcanic eruption, released its terrifying energy in the air.

Instantly, the Void Blood Python, which hadn't escaped far, was shattered into countless pieces.

A sudden gale appeared at the edge of the cliff, howling past, distorting the space around it.

Ji Chengwu, who had just escaped, trembled as the massive energy shockwave from below caught up with him, swallowing his body.

"Ahhh!"

A blood-curdling scream echoed...

The gale howled, and the energy shockwave radiated in all directions, descending like a heavenly fire, sweeping toward Shen Lang, who was still falling.

"Damn, this is too big!"

Shen Lang cursed, releasing a defensive technique he hadn't practiced yet, "Crystal Wall."

The Crystal Wall was one of the most powerful defensive techniques in the War Emperor's memory, but he hadn't practiced it. Now, he didn't know if it could withstand the violent energy shock.

He would have preferred to use "Flower Transplanting," but that level of technique wouldn't be effective against such a powerful attack...

If he was killed by his own move, Shen Lang would die with regret.

Dying from his own ultimate move was too ridiculous...

"If I knew this would happen, I should have made more defensive shields! Now I'm empty-handed..." Shen Lang almost spat blood.

He extended his hands to control the Crystal Wall and, in a moment of crisis, activated the Thunder Control Divine Technique. Countless lightning bolts surrounded his body, forming two lightning dragons, which roared and charged at the incoming energy wave.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The powerful energy shockwave shattered the two lightning dragons and continued to collide with the Crystal Wall, which was supposed to reflect attacks...

As Shen Lang's falling speed increased tenfold, the Crystal Wall shattered, and the remaining energy hit his chest.

The final defense, the Profound Inner Armor, was activated, forming a thick light shield that blocked the energy shockwave. After consuming a large amount of the shockwave's energy, the shield shattered, and the Profound Inner Armor disintegrated...

The remaining energy hit Shen Lang's chest directly!

"Spit!"

A mouthful of blood spewed out, and Shen Lang's falling speed increased tenfold.

"If I survive, I'll come out fully armed next time. Damn, dying from my own ultimate move, how embarrassing to explain to others!"

Shen Lang had only this thought before he fell into the surging Feng River with a splash.

A thunderclap echoed, and the dark clouds covering the sky unleashed a torrential downpour, enveloping the world in mist and steam.

The heavy rain battered the forest, and the howling wind carried the sound of rustling leaves, continuous and unending...